Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension-Chapter 430 - 296 Bone Mountain Charms_2

Chapter 430: Chapter 296 Bone Mountain Charms_2

The watchtower was simply furnished, with a table and a cushion. Seated on the cushion was a blue-haired woman surrounded by misty vapor.

The moment she saw Zhao Sheng arrive, she immediately revealed a delighted smile and eagerly said, “Master Zhao, you really are punctual. I’m here to inform you that the orders have been issued.”

Zhao Sheng’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he spoke in a calm voice, “Oh, let me have a look!”

“Here, please take a look!”

With that, the blue-haired woman handed over a pale red token and a jade scroll about the size of a fist.

After verifying the token and reading through the order in the jade scroll, Zhao Sheng sighed inwardly and nodded, “The orders are correct! The Zhao Family will certainly have the Daoist Soldiers at the front line within one day.”

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“True Immortal, this defensive line is three hundred yards long. The defensive pressure is immense. I was wondering if you had considered hiring others? I have several friends, all with at least Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation, and their hiring price is quite fair, only five thousand Spirit Stones per person per day.”

“That won’t be necessary!” Zhao Sheng declined directly.

The Xinglong Army had trained hard for two years; it was about time to bring them out for a real fight.

Besides, with him in command, there shouldn’t be any major dangers, and as for some casualties, the Zhao family could afford them.

“Since that’s the case, I’ll take my leave,” said the blue-haired woman, looking disappointed. She bowed and withdrew from the place.

As the new dawn arrived, troops of Xinglong Dao Soldiers quickly appeared behind a three-hundred-yard-long stretch of the city wall.

They mostly formed groups of five or ten, organizing themselves into various-sized Five Elements Battle Formations, engaging in close combat with the Iron Armor Corpses climbing over the wall.

Sword lights filled the sky like rain, and the golden swords flew in all directions, while above the fighters’ heads rose strands of vital energy smoke reaching for the skies, within which the shadows of Croc Dragons could vaguely be seen, fending off the evil aura emitted by the zombies.

Zhao Sheng stood above them all, his powerful Divine Sense enveloping a three-hundred-yard radius.

At this moment, his Immortal Spirit Realm vision and Star God Thousand Heart Technique were fully engaged.

Within the range of his Divine Sense, every detail of the struggle, every subtle change, was under his watchful eye.

Whenever a clan member faced deadly peril, often a streak of sword light would fly to their rescue, pulling them back from the jaws of death.

In the meantime, while many Xinglong Dao Soldiers sustained severe injuries, as long as they weren’t fatal, Zhao Sheng wouldn’t intervene.

The Ancestor’s attitude immediately made the Dao Soldiers realize this was a genuine trial by fire.

But with the Ancestor present, everyone’s courage swelled, and they often fought even more fearlessly.

An hour later, of the eight hundred Dao Soldiers, fewer than seven hundred were still capable of fighting; the rest had been severely wounded and were dragged into the Hidden Soldier Cave.

By then, the Xinglong Dao Soldiers had formed six Daoist Soldiers Formations, one large and five small.

The large one comprised three hundred and sixty soldiers, and under the lead of a Late-stage Foundation Establishment elder, it was able to continuously contend against a millennium Fierce Ghost engulfed in green flames without being at a disadvantage.

Zhao Sheng, while carelessly slaying the Corpse Ghosts that had breached the defensive line, kept an eye on the activities below.

He was very satisfied to see the Daoist Army of his family growing so quickly; indeed, his efforts had not been in vain.

“Master Zhao, save me!”

Suddenly, an urgent cry for help entered his ears, and Zhao Sheng looked up to see that a White Bone Giant Boar, six yards long and as big as an elephant, had breached the defenses of his neighbor’s wall.

The aura emitted by the White Bone Giant Boar was strong, clearly not inferior to a Third-rank Demon Beast.

It was spitting out a swath of ghastly white bone spines, creating a scene like a bloody storm. Several Spiritual Flying Swords hacked at its body but failed to leave even the slightest mark.

Zhao Sheng became a tunneling light and in an instant, flew above the White Bone Giant Boar, pressing down with both hands.

Behind him in the Void, a nine-yard-tall giant phantom appeared, mirroring Zhao Sheng’s motion of pressing down with both hands.

With a thunderous boom, an invisible force descended on the area. The air filled with dust, and countless fine bone spines briefly hung in the air before crashing to the ground.

The White Bone Giant Boar suddenly let out a piercing shriek as its massive body thudded to the ground as if it had been subjected to an unimaginable pressure.

Zhao Sheng’s body gleamed with a bright golden light, like a meteor plummeting down as he stomped on the head of the White Bone Giant Boar. His boundless strength erupted, piercing through the more-than-two-feet-thick skull which was as hard as Jingang.

Whoosh!

With a thought, a strand of Golden Crow True Fire suddenly flew from the sole of his foot into the interior of the skull.

In the next instant, a large mass of golden flames burst out from the skull of the White Bone Giant Boar, quickly consuming its Corpse Soul.

Pop, pop, pop!

As the Corpse Soul extinguished, the massive skeletal frame of the White Bone Giant Boar instantly shattered into pieces, scattering into a heap of white bones.

Zhao Sheng waved his hand, releasing a swath of golden light that drew in all the bones on the ground before storing them inside a special Bone Bag.

These bones, having been tempered for a thousand years by the corpse fire’s baleful aura, were not inferior to superior spirit materials in quality. Each one was worth thousands of spirit stones, boasting considerable value.

At that moment, a disheveled elder in the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment flew over and gave thanks with a bow, “Many thanks, True Immortal, for your assistance! Please accept this modest token of gratitude with a smile.”

Zhao Sheng took the Storage Bag from the elder’s hand, inspected it with his Divine Sense, then nodded in satisfaction. Leaving some words behind, he flew back.

“The items are quite good! Should you encounter danger again in the future, you may call upon me.”

The Xinglong Dao Soldiers held the front line for three full days before they were pulled back for rest and repairs.

After retreating to the Second Ring Great Wall, every one of the eight hundred Daoist Soldiers was injured, with more than a quarter suffering severe wounds.

Owing to Zhao Sheng’s care, there were fewer than ten fatalities.

Through this ordeal, the Xinglong Dao Soldiers truly underwent a rebirth, and the family’s Daoist Soldier Corps was fully formed from that point on.

…

While Zhao Sheng was retreating for repairs, some unknown events were slowly fermenting in the depths of the Abyss.

Within the interior of a vast Corpse Peak thousands of feet high, the surfaces of numerous scattered and broken corpses started to wriggle suddenly. Then, bone after bone, ghastly white, penetrated the stiff corpse flesh, boring like living creatures deeper into the earth.

At the same time, in the expansive filthy Blood Sea at the deepest part of the Abyss, eerie shadows flickered.

An uncanny shadow crept along the soil and stone, slowly scouring for targets.

Not far away, within an Earth Vein beneath a thick layer of soil, a Qi Refining disciple from the Ksitigarbha Sect was intently observing a Spirit Mirror in his hand, constantly monitoring the variations in the surrounding Earth Veins.

In this battle between two realms, the Ksitigarbha Sect did not engage in direct combat but was responsible for monitoring all the Spirit Veins and Earth Veins in the Heavenly Burial Plain to prevent the Netherworld Ghost Realm from invading the Tianzhu Realm through underground passages.

Similar duties were assigned to the Vast Sect, with both great sects bearing special missions.

Just then, behind the Ksitigarbha Sect disciple, a black silhouette suddenly materialized out of the soil and stone.

The shadow lunged forward, instantly merging into the disciple’s body.

Thud!

The Spirit Mirror fell to the ground.

In the presence of the Thousand Shadows Netherworld God, the diligent disciple of the Ksitigarbha Sect had no power to resist and was instantly seized.

“He” shook his head slightly, picked up the Spirit Mirror nonchalantly, and a trace of malevolence appeared on his face.

This scene was repeated in various Earth Veins and Spirit Veins as disciple after disciple of the Ksitigarbha Sect was possessed, yet they continued to “work” diligently,

unaware that a great upheaval was brewing.

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“Master, what do you summon me for?”

In a three-story Jade Tower in Flying Immortal City, Zhao Sheng bowed to his master, the Beggar Immortal, then asked.

“My disciple, I have called you here to inform you that the alliance is planning a major offensive to counter-attack the Netherworld Ghost Realm.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Sheng’s heart tensed immediately, and he asked, “Master, don’t tell me you are on the list?”

The Beggar Immortal nodded and said, “Indeed! I told you long ago, I owed a great debt of kindness that must be repaid.

You have seen that over the past half-month, the flux of Spiritual Energy has gradually stabilized, and the number of Corpse Ghosts has been decreasing. Now is an excellent opportunity to counter-attack.”

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Considering the dwindling Qi Fortune on their side, Zhao Sheng felt instinctively that something was amiss, so he advised, “Master, I think if it’s possible, you should try to avoid it as much as you can! I suspect the Netherworld Ghost Realm is nurturing a major conspiracy.”

The Beggar Immortal first nodded, then laughed and waved dismissively, “A conspiracy is inevitable. But we can’t let fear stop us, nor can we let the enemy dictate our steps. The alliance has also considered and weighed things carefully. This counter-offensive also aims to disrupt the enemy’s arrangements.

Besides, for this counter-offensive, the alliance has promised a hefty reward. I am quite tempted as well.”

Zhao Sheng was unconvinced, life is precious, once lost, it’s all over, unlike him who could start over again.

“Please reconsider, Master!”